Essays on Personal Information

Introduction

Internet has changed our lives in many ways; the information technology has made modern, well-developed and advanced world where life gets easier than ever before. People use internet technology for attaining information in the most inexpensive and easiest way. The study suggests that around 900 million people in the world are using the internet (Masci 1998, 14). This is one of the best medium of communication. However, the question arises, are there any challenges associated with internet privacy or security or not? The internet privacy is defined as a status in which individual’s information is not being accessed without ...

EULA:HEALTHCAREALERT.COM

HealthCareAlert.com is a company specializing in the creation of Smartphone applications to help individuals using the application gets updated in any health threat and providing possible solutions thereto. Basically, the application identifies any health threat near the user then provides reality news where these threats are. It is also a capable of identification of hotspots and cluster spots where these threats are. For a customer to use the application, he needs to register and provide personal information to the company before getting access to the application. All activities related to its use are bounded by the company’s Application End-user License ...

Identity theft is the misuse someone else personal information or details without the consent. It is also defined as accessing or using someone’s personal information to commit fraud. Identity theft can take place when a person is deceased or alive (Stickley, 2009). With the increase of technology, identity theft has been on the increase. Identity crime may lead to the loss of personal finances and other important assets such as credit cards and mortgages. Thus, this essay gives detailed information about identity theft and how it can be resolved.

Fraudsters use the personal information to commit different crimes. First, ...

Cybersecurity and the protection of personal and sensitive information is a growing concern for private citizens and governments alike. Today, more and more people are the victims of identity theft, and more often than not, personal information on individuals is acquired due to lapses in cybersecurity, whether by individuals or by companies that acquire and store personal information. A prime example of this lapse in cyber security policy is the discount retailing giant TJX. TJX is the corporate head of a number of discount retailers around the world, including Marshalls and TJ Maxx in the United States. However, in the early ...

Part-A: Privacy Protection

Introduction Privacy policies are statements, usually stated on e-commerce platforms, which govern and determines the way in which the e-commerce platform gets or collects, uses maintains and discloses information from users (Ecommerce Platforms, 2014). It also covers how the information collected by the platform is protected against unauthorized third parties who might intend to have access to it for wrong purposes. 84% of Americans believe that privacy protection in the US is not adequate while 78% believe that consumers have lost confidence over how their information is being used (Head and Yuan, 2001:150). They further explained that the ...

Background

E-commerce and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have become more and more popular over the years. This popularity has produced significant user privacy issues. Oftentimes people are asked to provide personal information like their home addresses, date of birth and even social security numbers by these sites. Amazon, E-bay and even tax filing sites can cause great concern for the privacy and protection of personal information that can be hacked into or distributed by anyone in this information age. (Bose, 2013)

Why the need to protect consumer privacy

There are numerous reasons for the need of protecting consumer privacy on the internet. First, the ...

Abstract

The following article is a brief discussion over the subject of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Of 1996, (HIPAA, 1996) as it describes the use of Information Technology (IT) in the field of Healthy Care and dictates the security issues that IT must keep in mind for the general public health. Also discussed in the article are the importance of the IT industry in the present scenario practical implications and hurdles that IT must face in applying HIPAA health privacy guidelines, as well as, its impact upon the masses as a whole.

HIPAA

As it relates to IT HIPAA ( ...

The development on internet technology has posed as a threat in the display of personal information. Large scale of breaches and vulnerabilities to personal information occurs Google is to blame. Large numbers of Americans have put their information on the internet while doing their searches. They put in their information and delete not knowing that a shadow remains. Such personal information includes personal experiences, personal information like bank information and social security number. The advent of social media has even made things worse. People put share their personal experiences and they think once they are done, the information disappears. A shadow ...

Legal issue

Social media sites have become part of people’s lives today, and they feed all their personal information to this media site. However, what people do not know is that putting personal information on the social media sites is becoming risky and dangerous every day because employers are using this site to profile a personal behavior and conduct before they agree to hire them into their companies (Brunty, Helenek & Miller, 2013). Social media has become unavoidable as people are using these sites to search for work and employment. However, employers have started asking job applicants for passwords of their social ...

Introduction

The various concerns surrounding social networking sites are nothing new by any stretch of imagination; however, it appears that different people vary in expectations when the idea of social networks and privacy is coined. The question of privacy of internet users is something that majority of the advocates of technology are never aware of what they call private in their life. It pains many to bring into their attention that silicon icons including Mark Zuckerberg have publicly acknowledged that privacy is dead in the world we are living today. This is actually a casualty of the cult of the social. ...

Introduction

In cyberspace, communication and information technologies allow consumers to look for, compare and buy products and services from anywhere around the world. They can also obtain information and knowledge in a quicker, easier and virtual ways. At the same time, technologies also enable sellers and companies to gather, store, transfer and analyze hundreds of data about the people who turn to their websites.

Everything that consumers do online can be tracked and traced by interested parties. The quantity or volume of data about consumers depends on what the interested parties may want. This constitutes an infringement of the consumers’ privacy ...

Response Letter # 2

Communication is an integral part of human interactions. For any healthy human to human relationship there exists reasonably good communication coupled with the appropriate interpersonal skills. The members must be able to exhibit a high level of communication and ability to socialize. It is possible that some people are naturally introverts and find it irritating when in situations where they cannot help interacting with other people. However, others fail to understand that they are introvert and think that they dislike them or have developed a negative attitude towards them. Some people are too introverted such that they find themselves saying ...

Abstract:

The issue on privacy in the 21st century is a current dilemma for the public as everything can now be seen online and is on digital format. May it be simple personal profiles to highly sensitive data such as grades, credit card information, and security clearances can be accessed online. While automation and digitalized data is now common to improve a person’s daily need for information, privacy becomes a serious topic to consider since anyone can get the information they need and for some, they would take steps mimic a person’s identity and steal sensitive data for fraud and crime. Recorded ...

Privacy in Brazil

Brazil is one of the many countries that have laws regulating the compilation, use, as well as disclosure of personal information; hence ensuring privacy. These are laws that cover personal information relating to individual customers, contracts, legal entities, employees and consumers. The Brazilian laws require that personal information should not be disclosed to anyone. Databases that contain personal information should be registered with an independent data protection authority, or with the government (Holton 2008). The laws also require that individuals whose information is kept by an organization be notified and their consent must be sought before collection, use, as ...

What Is Identity Theft? How Can Identities Be Stolen? What Can Be Done To Reduce The Impact Of Identity Theft On Victims? Identity theft is the wrong use of somebody’s personal information to commit a crime. It is a scam that is always in the media because of its high occurrence. This fraud normally leads to one getting a credit, merchandise or a service that is no entitled to. Victims cannot easily realize that their identity is stolen till when they are denied credit or employment, when a debtor comes to seek for payments that an individual never took. The advancement of ...

Problem 1

Voting In 2016, in the course of new presidential election, a voter will vote via the Internet. A voter should have either a National Tax Number or national identification number. A voter should have his national identification number together with his thumb impression. The online system will read a thumb impression with the aim of making sure there is no falsification, and one person is able to vote only once.

All members who participate in the presidential elections in 2016 will have to complete their election campaigns before October 13, 2016, five days prior the day when election takes place. It ...

Identity Fraud

A commonly utilized social network media referred to as Facebook is a characteristic feature in the social life of the American college students. However, the safety of the social networking site remains a mystery (McNally, 2012). Is there a possibility for identity theft in Facebook? Various reports circle around regarding the identity theft, sexual assaults and stalking. The three problems arise in the social network site due to the forms of the enlisted information (McNally, 2012). The listing of personal details on the profiles of the network site further exposes users to the possibility of identity theft. Exposing a user’s full ...

With our lives getting busier and busier, meeting people is becoming increasingly difficult. We have less and less free time to devote to our own needs, it seems, and the result is more and more single people who simply don’t have the time to find that special someone. This is what makes online dating so attractive. From the comfort of your own home (or even your own bed), you can do a little bit of “comparison shopping,” so to speak, where you get a chance to look at profiles of other people who, like you, just want to meet someone ...

Social networks allow and encourage users to publish/share details that should remain private. However, social media companies collect such information both in order to personalize their services and sell it to advertisers (Piirsalu para. 2). Marketers use the information about the users’ interests and preferences to target their products and marketing campaigns. This is worsened by the fact that the collecting of such information presents opportunities for criminals to illegally access and employ the data for abusive purpose (Piirsalu para. 5). This article argues that there are privacy problems inherent in the very business model employed by social media ...

Introduction

Information and communication technology (ICT) refers to the act of accessing and gathering of information. The main mode of accessing data and information is internet. Internet being an open and public platform, some privacy and security concerns related to ICT exist. For example, almost everyone knows now that tracking cookies constantly collect data regarding the browsing habits of the online users and based on the information jam their inbox with spams. This tracking data is also sold to many marketing agencies which use that data to feed users with advertisements and product information. These information and spams are most ...

Letter of Transmittal

[Professor’s Designation] [Institute Address] Dear Mr. /Mrs. /Ms. [Professor’s Name]: Enclosed herewith please find the requisite formal report on the topic of “Identity theft happening to our children” duly completed in all aspects as per laid down requirements. [Writer’s Name]

Executive Summary

This report describes a specific type of identity theft which is related to children. This report is organized in such a manner that a brief introduction is followed by various signs of identity theft happening and then a comprehensive discussion about the impacts of identity theft on children. There are three exemplary situations are given ...

DNA Testing

The idea of holding a national DNA database is not a new phenomenon since it has been debated within the last two decades in criminal justice circles. Research affirms that the first national DNA database commonly abbreviated as NDNAD was established in 1995 in the United States (Gerstenfeld, 2006). Since then, many countries across the globe have taken the initiative of establishing their national DNA database. In 1997, the French government decided to establish a national DNA database known as FNAEG: the second in the world. There are various reasons that compel governments to establish national DNA databases. For example, the government ...

Identity theft is something that occurs when a person uses another’s personal identity information, as his or her own. This personal information may include one’s name, credit card details, personal bank accounts etc. Using this information, the person who accesses this information can commit fraud and other illegal activity. Today identity theft is a very big problem throughout the world. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), about 9 million Americans experience identity thefts each year. The criminals have plenty of opportunities to use the stolen identity and benefit. For instance the stolen identity may be used to obtain a ...

Introduction

Invading the privacy of businesses, institutions, and people, social engineering creates criminal acts using telephones, illegally accessing private information via computer accounts called "hacking", stealing bank account information, as well as eavesdropping are social engineering crimes. Two types of social engineering exist, including, human and technological based (Peltier, 2010). Social engineering uses deception, manipulating people into giving them personal information including social security and bank account numbers (Halles, 2008). Social engineers use tactics to extract private information including appealing to people's vanity, authority, look, over peoples' shoulders while entering pin numbers, and eaves drop. In his article, "Mitigating the ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the benefits and challenges of implementing an electronic medical system in both hospital and clinic environments. The overall research problem addressed in this study is determining how to effectively manage and communicate expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a new install of an electronic medical record. The purpose of this study is to analyze perceptions associated with both the benefits and challenges derived from installing an electronic medical record system. This problem is relevant to many such as those who ...

In the 21st century, private information is easily available and privacy appears to have disappeared. While some believe this may not be an issue, others are concerned with the impact on our lives. Write an argumentative essay presenting clear arguments and counterarguments.

Information privacy

Nowadays one of the hottest topics about personal privacy is the private information privacy. But what is the personal privacy? And why it is important for some people? The privacy of the personal information, which usually is related to the personal data saved on computer systems, including online and offline sources. The data may include several ...

English

Introduction With the growing security threats in the United States such as the 9/11 attacks that claimed the lives of many Americans and foreigners, the National Security Agency put in place security measures that will ensure that the United States’ government is able to monitor its citizen’s communication. Despite the security concerns, the American constitution defends the rights and freedoms of speech of the people by upholding the principles of free living. Consequently, there have been varied reactions on the government’s efforts to monitor the communication in the interests of national security. These opponents of the ...

Information Technology and the Need for Data Privacy: Implications to Security and Confidentiality in Health Research

Information Technology and the Need for Data Privacy: Implications to Security and Confidentiality in Health Research It is inarguably true that information technology has significantly impacted the lives of humanity both in a positive and negative manner. To date, people relish the benefits e-commerce, e-learning, Nass, Levit and Gostein, 2009improved data records management of our personal information and the like. But the benefit of information technology system also comes with many risk. While information technology move people towards a more efficient lifestyle, it has also become a new portal to commit more crimes. Cybercrimes have become more and more pervasive. It ...

This study aims to answer the research question “How can we identify, effectively manage, and communicate realistic expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a newly-installed electronic medical record (EMR).” The most appropriate means for data collection for this research is the survey, and the method for data analysis is the chi-square statistic.

Sample

The survey method was utilized to collect primary data from the health-care industry population. These are individuals who are involved in the healthcare industry. The sample comes from two kinds of respondents; the industry participants and the non-industry participants. A total of 50 individuals answered ...

Introduction:

A personal philosophy of ethical practice using core values and essential principles and practices for doctoral research in the field of education should encompass intent, practice and the final use of the materials. To conduct oneself ethically involves more than doing the right thing. Ethical conduct must include acting in the right spirit. Setting out with the right intent and obeying the rules is not sufficient, ethical conduct must also abiding respect and concern for other individuals. Ethical conduct for doctoral research in the field of education is particularly sensitive and demanding. Unlike research undertaken for commercial purposes, ...

According to the lifestyle exposure theory, the “demographic differences in the

likelihood of victimization can be attributed to differences in the personal lifestyles of victims” (Meier & Miethe, 1997, p. 232; cited in Berg, 2006). There are disparities in demographic profiles (age, gender, income, educational background, race, marital status and residence) that increase the preponderance for perpetuators of internet identity thefts to occur. These factors include the following: sharing personal information (birthdates, addresses) in social networking sites, paying with credit cards, mobile phone users who do not secure personal information, disclosure of children’s social security numbers, and finally, high-income as well as high-profile people . Likewise, the demographic profile of ...

In order to understand the importance of respecting the privacy of everyone, it is important for one to recall the memorable lines from the United States of America Declaration of Independence “We hold these truthsthat all men are created equal they are powered by the God with certain unalienable rights” Critical analysis of the above statement shows that, privacy has become one of the biggest battlefields in the digital age not only in America but to the entire world. The main areas of concerns include; employer monitoring the employees in the workplace or outside, information brokers selling the company ...

Social networking and the risk that it may entail on young people

Facebook at present is being considered the largest and the most accepted social networking site which enables billions to share photographs, and comment and chat with friends, family members and numerous others. We find it to be a useful tool that incalculably helps us stay connected with our friends and family no matter how far apart we may be living. But in case of younger people, the risks associated with social networking are unbounded. Facebook has fixed the minimum age of its users at 13 years, even then, about 52 percent of the 8 to 16-year-olds admitted that they had ...

Introduction

Sony Corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products with headquarters located in Konan Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company evolved as Sony in 1958, when its first product, the TR-55 radio transistor was launched under this brand name. Ever since its inception, the company has been a leading name in the electronics industry and caters for consumer as well as professional markets. According to the 2012 list of Fortune Global 500, the company ranked at the 87th position. The Sony Corporation has four major business units which are divided as follows; Sony Electronics, Sony Motion pictures, and Sony ...

Introduction: What are Social Networking Sites?

Before moving into the actual description of social networking sites, perhaps into would be wise to explain what exactly social networking sites are. In simple terms, social networking sites refer to websites that essentially provide a virtual community particularly for individual’s interested in a similar subject or subjects. A social networking site also provides a platform for people to hang out together, interact, share ideas and opinions and update each other about their on goings. A social networking site can be compared to a virtual clubhouse where when one becomes a member and later creates an official profile, one has the ability to ...

Introduction

There has been a tremendous improvement in the way we communicate and share information within the last quarter of the 20th century to date. The development of the internet has not only made communication easier, but also enabled people to carry out various activities from banking, education, booking of tickets, payments of bills, and buying of products from the comfort of their homes. However, such liberation has come at a cost as identity and security issue has necessitated that a vast of amount of information about individuals are stored in servers and databases of the relevant institutions. The whole notion of privacy ...

Informational (IS) Risk Management

Management of Information Systems is critical in any organization. Its success counts extensively on the reliability of the information provided, secure storage and the ease of retrieval. An organization who’s Information System is wanting stands a high chance to fail in future. Being extremely crucial, this paper focusses on the management of Human Resource Information System, its security vulnerabilities as well as the controls. As observed in the market today, many organizations have adopted the electronic method of managing information related to Human Resource. While this revolutionizes the Management of the said Information System bringing a whole new face ...

Growing Popularity on the Internet 3

Threats on the Internet 5 Combatting Security Threats 9 Cyber security Threats 11 Safeguarding the Open Internet 13 Security Tokens 15 Other industry features on the Internet 16 Strain between Cyber security and Open Internet 16 We Have No Control over Security on the Internet 18 Conclusion 19

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Security on the Internet The internet is an integral part of modern communication. Yet it is also the source of many security issues of private information because of its widespread nature and availability. These security issues are associated partly to the inherent ...

The internet is an integral part of modern communication. Yet it is also the source of many security issues of private information because of its widespread nature and availability. These security issues are associated partly to the inherent characteristics of the internet and to human error (Holden, 2003). The advancement of technology has allowed services and items to be delivered through the internet by collecting information. However, such information comes with a price. In exchange of convenience, consumers become targets to cybercrimes because of the information they provide (i.e. bank account information, address, and personal identity) (Sicari, 2013). Indeed, protecting ...

Problem statement

Web privacy is a critical issue that concerns all internet users, more likely to affect the frequent cyber freaks. The internet giants believe that even more people need to get access to the web as it helps them in many ways in their daily lives, business transactions etc. However government surveillance of e-mail contents considered a necessity for security reasons raises questions over user privacy. As a result, there is an ongoing debate between rights of ‘individual internet users against government’s obligation to counter terrorism’.

Stakeholders

Besides the general internet users, the web service providers, the people associated with e-commerce, online social-networking ...

- Perform an ethical analysis of Facebook. What is the ethical dilemma presented by this case? The ethical issue presented in this case involves how Facebook has used the personal information of its million users to make huge profits through advertising. Most of its revenue has been generated from the advertising. Based on the case study this has constituted 85% of the total revenue that they earned in 2011. The amount of personal information gathered by Facebook becomes a problem since it can be used to harm the user in so many different ways. Despite the fact that people ...

Identity theft is a rare but recurring phenomenon in the world of cybercrime – in today’s technology-driven world, much of our bank records and money is computerized, and the advent of credit cards has allowed people to incur debt without needing to pay for it. All of these factors combine to create a scenario allowing for people to steal other people’s personal information. In the 2013 film Identity Thief, this concept is played for comedy – the basic scenario involves accountant Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman) having his life ruined due to the machinations of serial identity thief Diane (Melissa McCarthy), and ...

The Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that is dedicated to providing health and other humanitarian services to the general public. The undivided dedication to human services has prompted the organization adopt privacy policies that promote confidentiality of information both to the services beneficiaries as well as the employees dedication to the humanitarian services. The policy as a result needs to be implemented fully as a way of safeguarding the rights of volunteers, bloggers and websites’ visitors and at the same time maintain a confidential information record of all the data collected regarding the actual and potential organization’s beneficiaries. The Red ...

Social Media refers to marketing using media such as online communities, social networks and blogs. The top four social media tools are Facebook, twitter, linkeldn and blogs. There has been an increase in the use of social media as it fulfils certain human needs. People want to connect with others and make friends. They want to know what others are doing and hear their views on what is happening in the world. People also want to express their feelings and even tell people what they are doing right now and what they plan to do in the future.

The Advantages of Social Media Marketing

Social ...

1.0 Introduction Canada has had elections since 1792; that was when the Upper and Lower Canada conducted their first elections. Elections in Canada are held at different levels of the government including the federal (national), territorial, provincial as well as municipal. Minimally the citizens must be 18 years in order to vote for any representative. The Canadian parliament has two chambers which include a lower chamber, the House of Commons with 308 members and the upper chamber, the Senate with 105 members .The members of the House of Commons serve for maximum of four years and are elected in ...

Abstract

Social networking has become a multi- million dollar business, and through it, diversity has been created, through networking with friends and workmates at home, school, work places, and other various social places. As a result of this increase in utilization of social networks, several challenges have emerged in relation to the same. The purpose of this paper therefore, is to look at a few ways social network users can keep their information safe and private, as well as the different ways users can identify and keep up with fake accounts that are currently being used for bulling, dating, and scams.

Introduction

A social ...

" Expand the product line to include housewares. The key supplier carries a full range of good quality housewares products and GGI can leverage its existing relationship to obtain discounted pricing on these additional product lines." Repackage and brand: currently, the products arrive with a "plain brown wrapper" sort of packaging so little attention has been paid to whether GGI even has a reputation in the market. GGI has the option to repackage the items to promote a stronger brand image, but the cost will shrink their profit margin." Open additional stores, possibly under a new brand, much like other manufacturers' and importers' "factory" stores." ...

1. Explain how a denial-of-service attack works. How and why are these attacks effective in their goals? Who would be the primary targets for these types of attacks?

A denial of service attack (DoS attack) is a type of attack on a machine or a network of machines that is intended to make certain resources unavailable for use for the the users who are generally meant to be the intended users. There are a variety of different ways that a denial of service attack can be carried out, but the purpose is the same: to disrupt the proper functioning of a machine or a network. If a ...

Data security is as important as securing our bank account information. It serves as important information that must be secured not just to avoid financial insecurity, but the person’s personal security. It is also vital for companies that need to secure their important company data to ensure that the organization is free from internet hackers. Confidential pieces of information used for payment process, client information, and even bank account information to personal files as well as the documents must be safely stored. This information, once fallen into the hands of a person with no authorization is a potential danger to a ...

Today, in the century of well-developed technologies, all people tend to use electronic devices, particularly computers. Computers play one of the main parts of our everyday life. We got used to do everything with the help of computers. They have changed our lives completely. They can be used for a range of purposes. We work, study, listen to music, browse the Internet, contact with our friends, play games, watch and even make films using computers. Moreover, nowadays, we even do shopping staying at home. We search for the things from the Internet and easily can order it without going to ...

Undeniably, the invention of internet has been known as one of the most amazing inventions in the world. The internet had had so much impact on peoples’ everyday lives, businesses, and events. The term internet is used to refer to the universal meeting place, where people from different parts of the world can come together and share ideas. This paper is going to focus on the advantages and disadvantages of the use of the internet.

Advantages of the internet

The internet has and endless list of advantages that have contributed into make life easier for many people, as well as, contributing towards making ...

The aim of this paper is to argue that identity theft is a moral violation against a person’s right to claim association to a person’s public identity on social media and other online platforms. The reason why this thesis is true is because identity theft on social media is an issue of great concern to social media users, online service providers, law enforcement agencies and governments. Identity theft on social networks could occur due to directed electronic attacks, system vulnerabilities, misplaced documents, physical theft or just pure human negligence. Identity theft victims sometimes also spend considerable resources (time and money) ...

Apple Inc. is a well-known giant in the computer technology world. It is one of the leaders in the industry. Continuous implementation of innovations enables this company to acquire the sympathy of millions of customers all over the world. The release of a new product is always accompanied by an enormous interest of both consumers and media. That is why it is of a great importance for such huge company to keep the information provided by their customers in safety and security. During two years Apple has faced severe security problems with the iOS 7. Anyone who had technical background attempted ...

Virtual Crime: Identity Theft

Virtual crimes against persons are projected to increase at a faster rate over the next decade because of the significant expansion and use of personal computing and social networking sites. Crime becomes easier in the virtual world because people who would not ordinarily confront another person face to face will do so in the privacy and anonymity of the Internet. In many cases, victims may be affected in the same way as if it happened in their neighborhood in the real world. Virtual criminals, for the most part, are somewhat protected by anonymity because they do not leave solid physical ...

- INTRODUCTION It is evident from the history of data breaches that there is an increase in the posting of sensitive information publicly on websites of federal, state and city governments. A number of other researches such as the existing research on privacy- preserving data publishing that center on relational data also shows the existence of this increase in information breach. Therefore, government agencies and commercial organizations responsible for reporting data are left with an important duty of representing the data in a significant manner. They also, simultaneously offer safety for the confidentiality of critical components of this data ( ...

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Over a decade ago, Facebook started its operation has a small niche networking site for mostly students but now it is converted into a giant publicly traded company worth $59 billion in 2013. The ethical dilemma presented in this case is that we can join Facebook free but it is not “free.” In fact, it utilizes its user’s personal information to make revenue via advertisements. I believe it is not ethical to use anyone’s personal information but we have to consider that when we sign up at Facebook we are ...

Executive Summary

Apple is an American corporation that designs, develops, and sells computers, electronic devices and various software. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded it in 1976. For over 20 years Apple mainly were manufacturers of personal computers. However, at the beginning of 2000s, Apple presented a new line of MP3 players, mobile phones and tablets. Apple’s CEO claims that the company obtains the following core values: “we live to make great products, we believe in simple, not in complex, we only participate in markets where we can make a significant contribution, we say no to a thousand of projects just to focus ...

Internet usage has become an integral part of every individual. With time, innovations and increasing use of internet have given birth to social media. Social media can be defined as a forum where people make communities and interact with each other, share ideas, personal information and much more. Most common and popular platform of social media is Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Previously, social media was used by teenagers but with time; organizations also adopted the use of social media. There are numerous advantages of social media that has attracted a huge population, but alongside there are risks associated with its usage. ...

Introduction

Public safety is a significant part of every society life. To be happy, people need to feel safe. Moreover, safety s one of the stages in the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. On the contrary, every individual has rights. I some cases, public safety and individual rights conflict with each other. This essay is aimed at researching the issue of relations between public safety and individual rights. The essay will be divided into four parts. In the first part, I will research the issue of statutory authorities and responsibilities of government officials, security personnel, and private citizens. The second part ...

Introduction

Breach of data security particularly in publicly website environment such as the social media encompasses a serious implication of damage to one’s identity and reputation. Apart from the possibilities of identity theft, the other implication of data security breach caused by exposure of professional and personal information in the social media is the cost associated to losses. It is apparent that social media has changed the landscape of social communication on every level. As much as ordinary social media users are affected by data security breach, business organizations are also affected by the same dilemma due to losses resulting ...